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let us pray. though in the sight of people, your servant senator ted kennedy suffered greatly and took on enormous tasks, lord, you knew his hopes were unquenchable, full of immortality. you knew his strengths and his limitations. he knew you, lord. he knew you could use anyone or anything to accomplish your purpose and brought people closer to one another and to his divine presence. grounded in faith fashioned by family values, it once extended to a world vision, a true contemplative leadership would draw staff and friends who new depths of understanding, embraced with compassion and inspired people around the world to believe with they're all -- with all their hearts that justice will concord violence and the visions and competition can be converted to collaboration. although burdened by the weight of his passing, lord, help his co-workers and collaborators raise the torch of his conviction and commitments for a new generation, one yet even to be born, and to all in the nation and the world who
let us pray. though in the sight of people, your servant senator ted kennedy suffered greatly and took on enormous tasks, lord, you knew his hopes were unquenchable, full of immortality. you knew his strengths and his limitations. he knew you, lord. he knew you could use anyone or anything to accomplish your purpose and brought people closer to one another and to his divine presence. grounded in faith fashioned by family values, it once extended to a world vision, a true contemplative...
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if we were to use all the $22 billion, that is where we make the point on the left. we could borrow to get cash to fund future endeavors. >> part of what you're saying is that you have already used money [inaudible] therefore, you're counting that? >> we are counting that as part of our assets, yes. we're counting assets that we have acquired from failed banks on our balance sheet. they are assets. we will receive cash for those in the future. we will collect on those assets in the future. they are not cash today, though. . >> we look at the factors in the balance table in the insurance section. we show what the revenues have been overtime, interest, and other realized gains on sales and investments and other sources of income. >> thank you. >> when was the last time the fund balance was as low as 10.4? >> i think was early 1993, march 1993. >> can you discussed this point, sort of whether we are near or at a peak in terms of the delinquencies of real- estate? >> on commercial real estate, one of the things that was mentioned earlier, there is a lag in the time. we e
if we were to use all the $22 billion, that is where we make the point on the left. we could borrow to get cash to fund future endeavors. >> part of what you're saying is that you have already used money [inaudible] therefore, you're counting that? >> we are counting that as part of our assets, yes. we're counting assets that we have acquired from failed banks on our balance sheet. they are assets. we will receive cash for those in the future. we will collect on those assets in the...
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most of us want change. i would appreciate president obama reaching across the aisle to get people to work together to solve this problem, but the republicans seem adamant about not cooperating, not helping, not having anything to do with it. so i wanted to know where you stood as far as supporting the delegation to get this done. [applause] >> that is an important question and comment. an important way to end in terms of talking about where we are in the debate and how we move forward. i believe president obama -- he is a terrific president. he has tried above and beyond the call -- [applause] and i think that at almost every single turn, he has been rebuffed. given that he was elected for the kind of change that you articulated and then i believe in as well, that sometimes means that we kind of have to take the bull by the horns. and we have to move forward. and if on the senate side -- and i am not in the senate -- but it's part of the processes reconciliation and in order to move forward, i think that ne
most of us want change. i would appreciate president obama reaching across the aisle to get people to work together to solve this problem, but the republicans seem adamant about not cooperating, not helping, not having anything to do with it. so i wanted to know where you stood as far as supporting the delegation to get this done. [applause] >> that is an important question and comment. an important way to end in terms of talking about where we are in the debate and how we move forward. i...
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host: jacqueline is joining us from california. caller: good morning, i would like to comment on the healthcare system. i personally feel the only people who are complaining are the middle to upper class whites were feeling the financial strain of what bush has done to them. now that their leaders are beginning to get another game plan and helping people have forgotten where this mess came from@@@@@@@@ and in his bid on the back of those people who worked for the country, and they have been underpaid -- this has been on the back of those people. now, the system in canada is not perfect. they are admitting that, and they are saying they are going to put a strong effort into trying to improve that, instead of dealing with what we have always dealt with, we should at least try to prove that we care about people. host: we will get a response. thank you. guest: i think it is very important to get everybody covered, and even if people are not paying for that, in canada, we feel we have a collective social responsibility to give service t
host: jacqueline is joining us from california. caller: good morning, i would like to comment on the healthcare system. i personally feel the only people who are complaining are the middle to upper class whites were feeling the financial strain of what bush has done to them. now that their leaders are beginning to get another game plan and helping people have forgotten where this mess came from@@@@@@@@ and in his bid on the back of those people who worked for the country, and they have been...
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new uses. we ask questions about how to further access the spectrum, how to access models, find new ways to better manage protection and how to develop enhanced methods to reduce spectrum more efficiently. innovation is a crying in a number of other areas in the wireless ecosystem. for example, wireless networks are evolving to more converged platform architectures. wireless devices are used for multi functions such as smart phones and new sophisticated applications of things like location-based services that are being developed as well. we seek comment on what is going on in this area and what role the commission might play for encouraging innovation and investment in these areas. in addition, the underlying seeks comment on way that the commission can experiment in the wireless sector, with respect to the experimental licensing program. the wireless bureau rep -- recommends adoption of this item. thank you. >> do you have remarks? >> i do. thank you. thank you for everyone at table and never
new uses. we ask questions about how to further access the spectrum, how to access models, find new ways to better manage protection and how to develop enhanced methods to reduce spectrum more efficiently. innovation is a crying in a number of other areas in the wireless ecosystem. for example, wireless networks are evolving to more converged platform architectures. wireless devices are used for multi functions such as smart phones and new sophisticated applications of things like...
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look, i was radically opposed to it, think it harmed us. i think that torturing harm us. a number of anecdotes can substantiate that. it harmed our image in the world, but for us to go back i think would be a serious mistake. host: georgetown, texas is next on the line for democrats. martha, go ahead. caller: i'm sorry, my name is barbara. yes, will the sentiment in our area -- former vice president dick cheney, there is a sentiment in our area that when he speaks of his concern about cheney. that is the way that we've tell. more so then our country. -- that is the way that we tell. host: you think he is concerned about his legal status, his legacy, or reputation, or what exactly? caller: his legal status, that the scope might become broader and then we will find out some important things far and above this with the cia, things they're talking about now, things surrounding the war. maybe some of that intelligence and money that was made, the contracts. i don't think we can go forward with a lot of the people until we solve some of the issues and questions out there. host:
look, i was radically opposed to it, think it harmed us. i think that torturing harm us. a number of anecdotes can substantiate that. it harmed our image in the world, but for us to go back i think would be a serious mistake. host: georgetown, texas is next on the line for democrats. martha, go ahead. caller: i'm sorry, my name is barbara. yes, will the sentiment in our area -- former vice president dick cheney, there is a sentiment in our area that when he speaks of his concern about cheney....
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rather than the rating us -- berating us -- >> you don't mean the stimulus? >> no, the crisis -- most of the world has responded very quickly. i am impressed by how many other countries -- china comes to mind -- very quickly stepping in with a large stimulus programs. the discussion at the g-20 level has been very effective in encouraging countries, let's not go back to the trade protectionist measures of the great depression, where tit-for- tat we destroyed the whole trading system. most countries have been very positive on that, with minor exceptions. they're always. but on the whole, the story of cooperation at the international level to manage this crisis has been very positive. another aspect of it, we have gotten away from this u.s.- european dominance through the g8. we are moving to a g-20-type structure, which is much more global. i would give us a very high grades. i think our government deserves a lot of credit. they did reach out, and are very active player in this. >> france and germany reported growth, unexpectedly, in the last quarter. it was w
rather than the rating us -- berating us -- >> you don't mean the stimulus? >> no, the crisis -- most of the world has responded very quickly. i am impressed by how many other countries -- china comes to mind -- very quickly stepping in with a large stimulus programs. the discussion at the g-20 level has been very effective in encouraging countries, let's not go back to the trade protectionist measures of the great depression, where tit-for- tat we destroyed the whole trading...
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tell us if you like it. tell us if it meets your needs and requirements. i have to understand that as a nation, more and more of our presidents in the future will probably know nothing about intelligence upon entering the oval office. i think the intelligence community has to get much better in terms of bringing these people up to speed as quickly as possible. and explaining what they do and how they do it. but when the days ago when the presidency used to spend decades in congress before coming into office, being briefed on intelligence matters, that may be a thing of the past. host: what about colin powell, he built a lot of the speech he would give to the u.n. on information he gained from the nsa, maybe he would have questioned the quality of it. guest: he did. he went before the u.n. security council in march 2003 and gave a presentation basically alleging that iraq had a big weapons of mass destruction program. there were three intercept tapes that he said showed iraq was trying to hide its weapons of mass destruction. it turns out the entire present
tell us if you like it. tell us if it meets your needs and requirements. i have to understand that as a nation, more and more of our presidents in the future will probably know nothing about intelligence upon entering the oval office. i think the intelligence community has to get much better in terms of bringing these people up to speed as quickly as possible. and explaining what they do and how they do it. but when the days ago when the presidency used to spend decades in congress before...
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she called us up and asked us what we were doing about this. she said she wanted to meet with us as soon as she landed. but the time she landed and had finished the hours meeting with this team, we had come up with the first $110 million, which hillary then announced at the white house. john can tell you, having been chief of staff, that probably accelerated the response by a week to 10 days. that is the value of this concept. each person here ties into their home agency. mary beth good men, who vali mentioned, it is an indispensable economic expert. an example of that, when we want to start with, is otto gonzales. although we try not to talk about which agency is the home agency, he is from the department of agriculture, served in afghanistan, is part of a totally integrated aid-usda team that works with us on agriculture. the other member, beth, is sitting here. otto, your honor. -- you are on. >> afghanistan is a country were eight out of 10 people are involved in agriculture. it is a sector that was devastated by a quarter century of war, b
she called us up and asked us what we were doing about this. she said she wanted to meet with us as soon as she landed. but the time she landed and had finished the hours meeting with this team, we had come up with the first $110 million, which hillary then announced at the white house. john can tell you, having been chief of staff, that probably accelerated the response by a week to 10 days. that is the value of this concept. each person here ties into their home agency. mary beth good men,...
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we need to use multiple media. lee's fil we use film, blogs. we need to engage them so that they can provide us with this feedback. [inaudible] [inaudible] we need to be really brought them looking now for responsibilities. -- abrobroad in looking for new responsibilities. >> has anyone heard of the 80-20 rule? if you get 20% of the population working, it is the decision of the leadership to say that this is different than the entire 100%. do we covered the and tire 80%? if the 20% is making the decision and the 80% is ok, you are doing the right thing. everyone is happy. if you are not doing the right thing, the other 80% will jump off. part of that is for leadership after. this is a facts based in vacation. -- this is an effects-based communication. i am communicating for an effect. what do i need to do to stay in the conversation, to create what i intended for my original conversation? that is what we're looking at. it is not necessarily the numbers of press releases or the numbers of stories. is it having the affeffect that we need for the
we need to use multiple media. lee's fil we use film, blogs. we need to engage them so that they can provide us with this feedback. [inaudible] [inaudible] we need to be really brought them looking now for responsibilities. -- abrobroad in looking for new responsibilities. >> has anyone heard of the 80-20 rule? if you get 20% of the population working, it is the decision of the leadership to say that this is different than the entire 100%. do we covered the and tire 80%? if the 20% is...
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but it cited how they could use that -- they decided public use that in the ad. apparently the ad-maker said he saw hound dogs. they started to air those in the late summer 1984 and turned the tide. huddleston had begun with a huge lead and mitch mcconnell began tightening the race and ultimately won by about 5000 votes. host: one of the lessons in any campaign is be prepared -- been prepared for an opponent. was huddleston badly prepared for mitch mcconnell? guest: yes, and i think you would acknowledge that. he had barely one jefferson county. -- barely won jefferson county. he was taken a little bit slightly. mitch mcconnell was from louisville, not always an asset. not to be from the big city in kentucky politics. he is not your typical back- slapping, stump orator-type of politician. host: you point out in the book that early in his career he made a couple mistakes. you read that he made his share of mistakes in the first term. he blundered in 1985 by announcing that a large toyota plant was coming to kentucky when he had little to do with the project. it wa
but it cited how they could use that -- they decided public use that in the ad. apparently the ad-maker said he saw hound dogs. they started to air those in the late summer 1984 and turned the tide. huddleston had begun with a huge lead and mitch mcconnell began tightening the race and ultimately won by about 5000 votes. host: one of the lessons in any campaign is be prepared -- been prepared for an opponent. was huddleston badly prepared for mitch mcconnell? guest: yes, and i think you would...
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how has -- how was patriarch -- how as patriarch, he agreed with us -- he aggreived with us of a loss of john-john. we must now remembered the man who helped us remember some money and help so many live better lives. i have been a devotee of the kennedys for a long time. as a student at utah state university, i formed the first young democrats club. i got a letter from president- elect kennedy, between the time that he had been elected and before he was inaugurated. he sent me this letter. i have saved it all these years, and when you come into my capitol office, up to the right is that letter. it was very often that ted would come and look at that letter. he was proud of his brother and proud that i have that letter there. i immensely appreciate to working with such a strong champion of what america stands for, caring for others, quality -- equality, and progress. senator kennedy's legacy stands with the greatest, most of voted, the most patriotic to ever serve in congress. because of ted kennedy, more young children can afford to be healthy. more young adults could afford to become
how has -- how was patriarch -- how as patriarch, he agreed with us -- he aggreived with us of a loss of john-john. we must now remembered the man who helped us remember some money and help so many live better lives. i have been a devotee of the kennedys for a long time. as a student at utah state university, i formed the first young democrats club. i got a letter from president- elect kennedy, between the time that he had been elected and before he was inaugurated. he sent me this letter. i...
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they cannot damage us. they can annoy us. but they invite in others, and that is what happened with the cubans and soviet union in the early-60's, closing the door on the possibility of positive relationships. host: guest is lars schoultz. join in the conversation. republicans 202-737-0001, democrats, 202-737-0002, independents 202-628-0205 . we also have a special number for cuban-americans. you can e-mail us or send us tweets on twitter. you write about how things changed when the cold war ended, because that was the reason for many years to have icy relations. but once it ended, why did policies continue? tell us about that history and that changeover. guest: the best way to address it is to look at george bush. just as the soviet union was collapsing, it reporter asked a question at the end of the news conference, now that the soviet threat has disappeared, do you plan on engaging fidel castro? and president bush about skip a beat. he shot back, he said, what is the point? all i want is to give people the freedom they wan
they cannot damage us. they can annoy us. but they invite in others, and that is what happened with the cubans and soviet union in the early-60's, closing the door on the possibility of positive relationships. host: guest is lars schoultz. join in the conversation. republicans 202-737-0001, democrats, 202-737-0002, independents 202-628-0205 . we also have a special number for cuban-americans. you can e-mail us or send us tweets on twitter. you write about how things changed when the cold war...
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comes from all of us. in the private insurance market when somebody who is not on medicare but doesn't have health insurance shows up at the hospital and the hospital gets the doctor and they treat the patient and they have to do big surgery, you think the hospital just swallows all that cost? they and the insurance companies pass it on. it's estimated that in the private insurance market individuals pay over on average $1,100 a year for all the people who are not insured in the system and pay for it in a very inefficient way because they are not getting the preventive care up front. they have to wait until the problem gets worse because they can't go to the doctor's office because what does the doctor office say when you call them up. what's your insurance number? i don't have one so it gets worse and worse and worse and they show up at the hospital, much more expensive. who pays for it, all of us through our insurance and medicare through the system so we're saying people have to shoulder that responsibi
comes from all of us. in the private insurance market when somebody who is not on medicare but doesn't have health insurance shows up at the hospital and the hospital gets the doctor and they treat the patient and they have to do big surgery, you think the hospital just swallows all that cost? they and the insurance companies pass it on. it's estimated that in the private insurance market individuals pay over on average $1,100 a year for all the people who are not insured in the system and pay...
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to all of us. -- were a gift to all of us. the last months of his life or in many ways the sweetest of the seasons because he get to see how much we all love him, respect him, and how unbelievably grateful we are for a stunning years of service and friendship. and what a year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he wrote his memoirs. and he was there for the signing of the edward m. kennedy service america act and receive the medal of freedom from the president and a knighthood from the queen of england. i think many of you who were there would agree with me that perhaps one of the most poignant moments of all was when he was awarded an honorary degree from harvard. his staff through the years was gathered in the front, and friends and family and admirers were scattered throughout the audience and filled the room, and vice
to all of us. -- were a gift to all of us. the last months of his life or in many ways the sweetest of the seasons because he get to see how much we all love him, respect him, and how unbelievably grateful we are for a stunning years of service and friendship. and what a year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he...
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they didn't beat on us. i think they realized by then they were going to have to give us back and giving back dead or broke bone p.o.w.s would not help them at all. when we got together, they had captured troy and they had me, i think next. i think they thought i was dead and i started moving around and they came and got me. they threw me down next to him and there is this big 13 or 14 guys with guns pointing at you. you are looking at each other trying to think of something positive. i was happy to see another american. i didn't know this guy from adam. he was an infantry guy and i was a doc. he said, good morning, ma'am. good morning, dunlap. i saw his shirt. it was amazing how quickly all the differences go away. and the very important thing like you are on the same side and you are the only two friends you have in the world right then. the rest of the world disappears. there is just you and whoever you are with. it was a very comforting thing. i would have to say for both of us. yeah, it was awkward, hav
they didn't beat on us. i think they realized by then they were going to have to give us back and giving back dead or broke bone p.o.w.s would not help them at all. when we got together, they had captured troy and they had me, i think next. i think they thought i was dead and i started moving around and they came and got me. they threw me down next to him and there is this big 13 or 14 guys with guns pointing at you. you are looking at each other trying to think of something positive. i was...
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of useful work. democrats have always believed that a basic civil right of all americans is their right to earn their own way. the party of the people must always be the party of full employment. to all those who doubt the future of our economy, let us provide new hope for the reindustrialization of america. and let our vision reach beyond the next election or the next year to a new generation of prosperity. if we could rebuild germany and japan after world war ii, then surely we can reindustrialize our own nation and revive our inner cities in the 1980s. [applause] to all those who work hard for a living wage let us provide new hope that the price of their employment shall not be an unsafe workplace and a death at an earlier age. [applause] to all those who inhabit our land from california to the new york island, from the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters, let us provide new hope that prosperity shall not be purchased by poisoning the air, the rivers and the natural resources that are the grea
of useful work. democrats have always believed that a basic civil right of all americans is their right to earn their own way. the party of the people must always be the party of full employment. to all those who doubt the future of our economy, let us provide new hope for the reindustrialization of america. and let our vision reach beyond the next election or the next year to a new generation of prosperity. if we could rebuild germany and japan after world war ii, then surely we can...
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greenly has joined us as well -- ms. greely has joined us as well. as we look for senior wellness, we are looking at all aspects of senior life. look forward to hearing from you as well. >> thank you to all of you for being here. our role in this universe is to visit a wonderful programs like this and promote their good work. if you want to know what we do at the administration on aging, you just need to visit here. it is wonderful to be here with council member bowser to work with the mayor and dr. brown. it takes all of us working to gather. the mission of the administration on aging from the beginning has been to provide support for seniors, to help the senior aging community. we want to focus on health. everyone to focus on independence. that is what you do here. if you look at any of the program to have, the focus is on nutrition, the health and exercise programs. i spent a lot of time talking to dr. brown could is becoming increasingly more important that we showed good outcomes. when we help a senior achieve good health, it must show. this sta
greenly has joined us as well -- ms. greely has joined us as well. as we look for senior wellness, we are looking at all aspects of senior life. look forward to hearing from you as well. >> thank you to all of you for being here. our role in this universe is to visit a wonderful programs like this and promote their good work. if you want to know what we do at the administration on aging, you just need to visit here. it is wonderful to be here with council member bowser to work with the...
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we should talk to us? >> -- will she talk to us? >> i don't know if it will be open mike night but the reception does have an open press component to it. >> you said the white house feels that $80 billion knees to be saved in health care. to what extent will the president go to have no more and no less than that? >> we are going to far in the in a negotiation process. the negotiations in the house are in that ballpark and we feel confident that we can keep important players involved in support of health care reform. yes sir? >> i talked with some of the economists in the labor department and one thing that happened in july, the labor department took a poll active participation in the work force. about 775,000 americans into that they were not looking for work. they were taken out of the monthly survey. would you agree that that is partially to account for a reduction in jobs, 247,000, yet the unemployment rate went down. is that an explanation of what happens? >> we talked about that this morning. [laughter] i have to give you point
we should talk to us? >> -- will she talk to us? >> i don't know if it will be open mike night but the reception does have an open press component to it. >> you said the white house feels that $80 billion knees to be saved in health care. to what extent will the president go to have no more and no less than that? >> we are going to far in the in a negotiation process. the negotiations in the house are in that ballpark and we feel confident that we can keep important...
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i hope you join us. if we work together and work in a bipartisan way, together i think we can make it better. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. the next guest is the former national legislative chair for the virginia chapters of narf. he worked for many years, 33 years total for the department of agriculture, including the foreign agricultural service. he joined narf in august 1995 and has served as national legislative chair for the springfield chapter, president of the springfield chapter, and national legislative chair for the statewide virginia federation of chapters. he also chaired the legislative committee for narf's legislative committees. [applause] >> thank you. narf has a laundry list of issues. you will find them outlined in this brochure that is out on the table in the back in the lobby. i was wondering how much i would be boring you if i went through some of them last week when george burke had the insight to call and say do not talk about that. talk about health care. that is what we wil
i hope you join us. if we work together and work in a bipartisan way, together i think we can make it better. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. the next guest is the former national legislative chair for the virginia chapters of narf. he worked for many years, 33 years total for the department of agriculture, including the foreign agricultural service. he joined narf in august 1995 and has served as national legislative chair for the springfield chapter, president of the springfield...
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to all of us. -- were a gift to all of us. the last months of his life or in many ways the sweetest of the seasons because he get to see how much we all love him, respect him, and how unbelievably grateful we are for a stunning years of service and friendship. and what a year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he wrote his memoirs. and he was there for the signing of the edward m. kennedy service america act and receive the medal of freedom from the president and a knighthood from the queen of england. i think many of you who were there would agree with me that perhaps one of the most poignant moments of all was when he was awarded an honorary degree from harvard. his staff through the years was gathered in the front, and friends and family and admirers were scattered throughout the audience and filled the room, and vice
to all of us. -- were a gift to all of us. the last months of his life or in many ways the sweetest of the seasons because he get to see how much we all love him, respect him, and how unbelievably grateful we are for a stunning years of service and friendship. and what a year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he...
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from us. there has been productive meetings over the past few weeks. >> the two sides may be able to come together during the general assembly meetings in new york. what would be the reason for optimism that the two sides could come together? do you have information about movement for a reason for optimism? >> i believe we have seen progress we continue to encourage -- i will not get into every discussion that we have had with either side. we are hopeful that we can continue to make progress and if that happens in new york, we would be quite happy. >> has the presence in the mcchrystal report yet? >> the report is working its way up the chain of command like it normally does. i believe it has been delivered to the pentagon. >> world does have to go? >> there is a regional commander at central command he is the combat and commander and it will go to general petraeus. it will go to the pentagon and from the pentagon, it will come here and each step along the way, commanders and policy makers wil
from us. there has been productive meetings over the past few weeks. >> the two sides may be able to come together during the general assembly meetings in new york. what would be the reason for optimism that the two sides could come together? do you have information about movement for a reason for optimism? >> i believe we have seen progress we continue to encourage -- i will not get into every discussion that we have had with either side. we are hopeful that we can continue to make...
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but it cited how they could use that -- they decided public use that in the ad. apparently the ad-maker said he saw hound dogs. they started to air those in the late summer 1984 and turned the tide. huddleston had begun with a huge lead and mitch mcconnell began tightening the race and ultimately won by about 5000 votes. host: one of the lessons in any campaign is be prepared -- been prepared for an opponent. was huddleston badly prepared for mitch mcconnell? guest: yes, and i think you would acknowledge that. he had barely one jefferson county. -- barely won jefferson county. he was taken a little bit slightly. mitch mcconnell was from louisville, not always an asset. not to be from the big city in kentucky politics. he is not your typical back- slapping, stump orator-type of politician. host: you point out in the book that early in his career he made a couple mistakes. you read that he made his share of mistakes in the first term. he blundered in 1985 by announcing that a large toyota plant was coming to kentucky when he had little to do with the project. it wa
but it cited how they could use that -- they decided public use that in the ad. apparently the ad-maker said he saw hound dogs. they started to air those in the late summer 1984 and turned the tide. huddleston had begun with a huge lead and mitch mcconnell began tightening the race and ultimately won by about 5000 votes. host: one of the lessons in any campaign is be prepared -- been prepared for an opponent. was huddleston badly prepared for mitch mcconnell? guest: yes, and i think you would...
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the government comes from us. [applause] >> with that, though, i know they're trying to stay on time. i'd like to say, judge napolitano, i've seen you quite a bit. and you've always been such a pleasant, respectful man and intelligent. and i appreciate that. and i always enjoy your commentary. i'd like to thank brian. i met him as a student at georgetown. 19 years ago when i was on the court of appeals. and i'm proud of what you've done. and as i've said, juan williams i will admire until i draw my last breath for not because we always agree but because we do agree on what's important, the good things and the right things. and to each of you i want to thank you all for being here. you know, we get in the city and we can get full of ourselves. but in the end, we are human beings trying to do the right thing and pass something precious on to the next generation in the best way we know how. and that is these wonderful things we have in our country, our country and our founding documents. so thank you all for being ou
the government comes from us. [applause] >> with that, though, i know they're trying to stay on time. i'd like to say, judge napolitano, i've seen you quite a bit. and you've always been such a pleasant, respectful man and intelligent. and i appreciate that. and i always enjoy your commentary. i'd like to thank brian. i met him as a student at georgetown. 19 years ago when i was on the court of appeals. and i'm proud of what you've done. and as i've said, juan williams i will admire until...
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they get picked up by far in newspapers as well near >> we appreciate you, gavin cordon, for joining us. thank you for the update. that speech by william hague, the british conservative party's shadow foreign secretary. this was at the institute for strategic studies in london. >> thank you and good afternoon. it's great to be here again at iiss. i think this is the third time in four years that i have spoken on the 21st of july, parliament cannot go into our recess until i deliver my speech. i thank you for assuring me that i would only be 30 minutes on television and i was still sitting there two hours later. but two hours of arab translation versus the same time in parliament is different. the coming general election will be of extraordinary magnitude, with the proportion of national income running at its highest as the second world war, there is no doubt that the principal legacy of the current government to its successors and the next generation will be that, and that on a scale that will take many years to scale back. -- will be debt, and get on a scale that will take many years t
they get picked up by far in newspapers as well near >> we appreciate you, gavin cordon, for joining us. thank you for the update. that speech by william hague, the british conservative party's shadow foreign secretary. this was at the institute for strategic studies in london. >> thank you and good afternoon. it's great to be here again at iiss. i think this is the third time in four years that i have spoken on the 21st of july, parliament cannot go into our recess until i deliver...
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[applause] >> you work for us. you have to fight for us. tort reform is the first thing we need right now. that will be the best thing toward health care than anything you can come up with. and we need to stop illegal immigration. [applause] that will help health care, too. [applause] >> she had on too many issues and i am supposed to stick to health care. i agree with you on tort reform. that must be part of our solution as we deal with health care reform. >> the woman in the dark black that is standing there. yes. >> thank you for taking my question and welcome back home senator mikulski. -- senator murkowski. i would like to thank the young woman from dimond high, bill linkx. i have two questions. do you have any ideas of what senator [unintelligible] ideas are on this issue? i am just asking. i am a registered nurse. i just got back from a seminar today it and i am finding out what medicare does and does not pay for and some of the things that i do as far as care for my patients. i understand there is all the stuff about insurance and w
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in us. we should believe in ourselves. he taught by example and with love. he showed us how to keep going a matter hard things are, to love each other in a matter how mad we got, and keep working for what we believe in. he never told us what to do. he just did it himself. we learned through his example. although sometimes it was overshadowed by his other guests, he was a creative spirit. he loved painting and singing in the natural world. he was always looking for new ways to bring people together to make a better world, to get things done. he was always doing things that other people could have done, but he was somehow the one that did it. this is true in the senate as we heard tonight, as it is in our family. i thought i would tell you a little bit about when the best known examples, the creation of the annual family history trip. this is an historical sites is something anyone can do, but he made into something special. he realize that a family reunion was wasted if it was just a cookout,
in us. we should believe in ourselves. he taught by example and with love. he showed us how to keep going a matter hard things are, to love each other in a matter how mad we got, and keep working for what we believe in. he never told us what to do. he just did it himself. we learned through his example. although sometimes it was overshadowed by his other guests, he was a creative spirit. he loved painting and singing in the natural world. he was always looking for new ways to bring people...
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the use their cell phone. the use paper lists of kurds. that is a fine second thing. you can do that without costing a lot of money. but i thought you were born to start a different point. there is a fascinating shift taking place. it was just announced. they are starting to pay a lot more for the technical skills that are for the management and writing skills. for the last 12 years, we have been in this compliance economy. the actual prices for people have shifted. i think it reflects the fact that we have been hit so hard. when you go back and look at the gaza deadbolt did not get hit hard, they cleaned up earlier. when you figure that out, you figure out they had exactly the same tools. the only difference was that the one that found that early had a set of skills that the guys who did not find it did not have. we have not been supporting the people that one of those skills. they say you can always buy the technical skills. china has a competition in every military district in the country. he won a local competition and they put him through a 30 day intensive train
the use their cell phone. the use paper lists of kurds. that is a fine second thing. you can do that without costing a lot of money. but i thought you were born to start a different point. there is a fascinating shift taking place. it was just announced. they are starting to pay a lot more for the technical skills that are for the management and writing skills. for the last 12 years, we have been in this compliance economy. the actual prices for people have shifted. i think it reflects the fact...
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to varying degrees, all of us have subscribed to it. the economic sanctions i have mentioned have enjoyed consensus political support, as have the military interventions in other countries. iraq is a much more controversial case, but heavily supported at the time. we all agree we would try to intervene if another rwanda were predicted an like to do more in darfur. in the years and decades to come, the rise of other nations will constrain our ability to act in this way. a further constraint will come in the form of tightly controlled military budgets. the extreme pressures on our own defense budget, obviously necessitates a strategic defense review, which an incoming scud conservative government will certainly undertake. it is crucial that such a review is informed by the changing pattern of threats i have described, rather than financial considerations alone. france is also busily engaged in reshaping its armed forces. beyond britain and france, there is no sign of other european nations making a serious effort to develop greater milita
to varying degrees, all of us have subscribed to it. the economic sanctions i have mentioned have enjoyed consensus political support, as have the military interventions in other countries. iraq is a much more controversial case, but heavily supported at the time. we all agree we would try to intervene if another rwanda were predicted an like to do more in darfur. in the years and decades to come, the rise of other nations will constrain our ability to act in this way. a further constraint will...
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o what he used to be the only state that had no majority race -- "y e hawaii used to be the only state that had no majority race. the united states will have no majority race by 2054 reduce greenhouse gases by 50%. the implications of that for us are important. do we still need to debate these issues? absolutely. do you need to debate when you think that the president is wrong or the state department is wrong or anybody else? absolutely. do we need a second party that the bible? we do. the republicans are making a terrible mistake wait for the president to mess up. as a democrat, that suits me fine. [laughter] the truth is, we need an honest, principled debate on all these complex issues. in order for them to join the debate, they have to abandon -- [inaudible] >> you should go to one of those congressional health-care meetings. you would do really well. [applause] i would be glad to talk about that. if you will sit down and let me talk, i would be glad to discuss it. if you stand up and scream, i won't be able to talk. the other guys would love to have you. [laughter] i want to talk a
o what he used to be the only state that had no majority race -- "y e hawaii used to be the only state that had no majority race. the united states will have no majority race by 2054 reduce greenhouse gases by 50%. the implications of that for us are important. do we still need to debate these issues? absolutely. do you need to debate when you think that the president is wrong or the state department is wrong or anybody else? absolutely. do we need a second party that the bible? we do. the...
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using canadian data may help us to determine specific factors. when we run the multi-very regressions, we control for differences in immunization and we control for any time-bearing differences across the different sectors of the economy there could be changes in innovation, trends and technologies, trends in business cycles, and any other cycle and varying performances. even after controlling for this variety of factors, our basic results remain unchanged. we still find industries with high percentage of workers with employer-sponsored insurance are hardest hit by rising health- care costs. now let's move to the canadian data. we find that, in the u.s., those industries that provide insurance to a large fraction of their workers, for example, utilities grew more slowly. if you find the same pattern in canada, that which does not have employer-sponsored insurance, it grew less faster than construction and hotels. then we know that it is not driven by employer-sponsored insurance. if you find the same pattern of results in canada, then the most li
using canadian data may help us to determine specific factors. when we run the multi-very regressions, we control for differences in immunization and we control for any time-bearing differences across the different sectors of the economy there could be changes in innovation, trends and technologies, trends in business cycles, and any other cycle and varying performances. even after controlling for this variety of factors, our basic results remain unchanged. we still find industries with high...
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we just happened to know how to use them. we just happened to build a country, a mightity arsenal that defended democracy around the world almost a century and it was all an accident. that is absolutely not true. we people. and they talked about rights. and i want to get back to this. i will get back to this. one of the things that i find to be a hair-raising experience, fig ratively speaking, of course is the idea and you hear this from the left and hear it sometimes from people on our side of the aisle, will talk about health care as a right. people have a right to health care. it sounds good. people don't want to see people denied health care. but it is a fundamentally flawed argument and fundamentally against what actually built america for prosperity. and let me explain this. you look at the founding documents of the nation and the first one is the declaration of independence. and in that document, they talk about unalienable rights and list four, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the right to change the govern
we just happened to know how to use them. we just happened to build a country, a mightity arsenal that defended democracy around the world almost a century and it was all an accident. that is absolutely not true. we people. and they talked about rights. and i want to get back to this. i will get back to this. one of the things that i find to be a hair-raising experience, fig ratively speaking, of course is the idea and you hear this from the left and hear it sometimes from people on our side of...
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american people want us to work together. american people do not like partisanship, but american people also don't like groups of people trying to kill something that should be done, should get passed, healthcare reform. we know that we have to reform healthcare system because costs are eating us alive, we are going to get it it done. our hope is we will get it done together first. >> do you want a specific plan? >> if we were in nevada and it it is 115, we would take a lot of questions. it is high humidity, couple questions. >> yeah, we discussed, we should did, senator bingham and the chairman of of the committee talked about energy legislation, yes, we covered it it. we spent a lot of time on a lot of different issues. >> cash for clunkers, we will pass cash for clunkers. >> when? >> before you leave here. >> do you have the votes for it it? >> yes. >> did anyone ask the president to weigh in with more details of his plan and what he wants? >> as senator baucus said, 80% of the two bills represented by the two chairman are
american people want us to work together. american people do not like partisanship, but american people also don't like groups of people trying to kill something that should be done, should get passed, healthcare reform. we know that we have to reform healthcare system because costs are eating us alive, we are going to get it it done. our hope is we will get it done together first. >> do you want a specific plan? >> if we were in nevada and it it is 115, we would take a lot of...
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but i've also favored policies that were going to help us. and what i saw at the beginning of the year was the need for a real stimulus bill that would have a real impact helping small business. and what i saw washington do is go in the exact opposite direction. they came up with a $787 billion sfluss plan which i believe has been a failure. now, the pledge was that if we passed this stimulus plan, unemployment would cap out at 8%. we're now approaching 10% nationally and about 15%, a little over, here in our county. now, the stimulus plan has failed. the plan i supported would have created more jobs at half the price. it would have helped fund basic infrastructure like roads and bridges while at the same time helping small businesses keep those employees that they have employed and perhaps even hiring a few other people through tax credits. that plan would have done much better than what we've seen over the last six months. and it was just six months and a week ago that stimulus bill was passed. it's very expensive and i think the wrong dire
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i want to see us succeed. and as a matter of public policy i will make sure that we fund our troops in the battlefield regardless if i agree or disagree with the president based on his political philosophy and what he is doing to our country. [applause] thank you, i appreciate you raising the issue, and there is not a simple answer. you are exactly right. >> congressman, i am leon, and i live in your district in cleveland county, my question is if this health care plan does pass, what affect or changes will it have on the way that veterans are receiving hospitalization and health care? >> it's a great question, leon, and thank you for serving and for being an advocate for veterans as well. under this plan we are trying to go through these scenarios by which groups are affected. one area of concern is those veterans with tri-care, and those getting their care through the v.a. system, i want to be sure that we keep that system sound and secure. that's why i am working to get the veteran's clinic for a closer opt
i want to see us succeed. and as a matter of public policy i will make sure that we fund our troops in the battlefield regardless if i agree or disagree with the president based on his political philosophy and what he is doing to our country. [applause] thank you, i appreciate you raising the issue, and there is not a simple answer. you are exactly right. >> congressman, i am leon, and i live in your district in cleveland county, my question is if this health care plan does pass, what...
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our doctors help us, our hospitals help us. but the insurance people are the ones who argue with us on the phone for hours. >> thanks to both of you and look forward to your continuing reporting. >> tomorrow on washington journal, a look at president obama's health care plans with sam youngman of the hill. also jim martin, head of the 60 plus association on his organization's concerns with president obama's health care plans. and later, phil lip on the history of disease control and health practices. president obama was in colorado yesterday for a town hall meeting on health care. this event at central high school in grand junction is a little over an hour. >> sometimes people have forgotten what's transpired over the last sen, eight months. just six months ago we were in the middle of the worst recession of our lifetimes. we were losing about 700,000 jobs each month. economists from the left and the right, liberals and conservatives, feared the second coming of the great depression. i don't know if everybody rebs that. that wa
our doctors help us, our hospitals help us. but the insurance people are the ones who argue with us on the phone for hours. >> thanks to both of you and look forward to your continuing reporting. >> tomorrow on washington journal, a look at president obama's health care plans with sam youngman of the hill. also jim martin, head of the 60 plus association on his organization's concerns with president obama's health care plans. and later, phil lip on the history of disease control and...
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brian, why did you not start us off? >> i mentioned that the dod cyber crime is the operational focal point, so it was part of their efforts, under the national cyber crime initiative, and they are interfacing on a daily basis with the u.s. -- the n.s.a., the dod, a law- enforcement peace. -- the law enforcement piece. what is happening inside dod is also factored in, so that goes on on a day-to-day basis, and, obviously, you have got different agencies, different departments working. we have made this effort work, so from the output going to the defense industrial base is an effort, a private, that is coordinated across the government. similarly, what is coming in from industry, those are also being shared with department of homeland security and other agencies, so i think, here, it is working. like i said, it is a challenge for the director of their on a day-to-day basis to work through the issues, because if we are going to share with industry -- is a challenge for the director over there on a day-to-day basis. this p
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he used all the forces, not just to the tactical battles, but to use battles as a basis to to achieving the objectives. it means bringing all the instruments of power together. the origins of the term it to be traced back. whether one looks at napoleon's battles, where napoleon drove his -- from the field, that individual battle does not bring a campaign to an end. it is no accident that napoleon fails treated he will finally have defeated them in a decisive battle. from that. the -- from that time friend on, there were modern means of communication and control and intelligence. in u.s. strategy of the civil war, you have all the parties. we see them using something like this as well. we get into the whole concept. somehow, until we get to world war one, the problem is converting tactical gains. failure to do so leads to rest -- leads to a still but -- leads to a stalemate. the germans still lost the war despite overrun western russia. it was developed -- the most outstanding -- for those who want further elaborations on the subject, i would recommend to you the author who is a military
he used all the forces, not just to the tactical battles, but to use battles as a basis to to achieving the objectives. it means bringing all the instruments of power together. the origins of the term it to be traced back. whether one looks at napoleon's battles, where napoleon drove his -- from the field, that individual battle does not bring a campaign to an end. it is no accident that napoleon fails treated he will finally have defeated them in a decisive battle. from that. the -- from that...
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do it without coming to us and asking us to polis it -- put it at our pockets? i appreciate anything -- tort reform, we've got to get some tort reform ended this. -- into this. >> let me address that really quick. you have known me for a number of years. talk about that debt in this country since day one. there are incredible amounts of spending. and last eight years, we had the fastest and largest accumulation of national debt in our history. double -- a doubling of national debt and a spiral out of a cough -- out of control. and it is a bipartisan problem in search of a bipartisan answer. that is why i am a fan of pay- as-you-go. we have to find an offset to pay for in order to maintain it. and we have not had that. and we have to change it. and on tort reform, i agree with you. david, if we're going to be asking doctors to practice best evidence medicine, they should be given safe haven of about lawsuits. i like how was cans and -- wisconsin has at example, there's a patient compensation fund. but wisconsin does have a cap. we have medical malpractice reform,
do it without coming to us and asking us to polis it -- put it at our pockets? i appreciate anything -- tort reform, we've got to get some tort reform ended this. -- into this. >> let me address that really quick. you have known me for a number of years. talk about that debt in this country since day one. there are incredible amounts of spending. and last eight years, we had the fastest and largest accumulation of national debt in our history. double -- a doubling of national debt and a...
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government spending and dissatisfied genuine needs and leave us with useful public investments. the final legislation was very well diversified. some of our critics seem to love missed the fact that roughly 1/3 of the $787 billion took the form of tax cuts for american families and businesses. another 1/3 was aid to state governments, to keep state workers employed and not raise taxes. as state budgets have gone into extreme deficit and unemployment rates have risen smartly, both of these types of spending look more crucial than they did back in december and january. finally, roughly 1/3 of the stimulus package was for investment. much of this spending was for conventional infrastructure, roads, bridges, water projects. some was more uniquely 21st century, investment in r and d, help information technology and a smarter -- let me turn to the questions start with. so, is it working? . >> it turns out that it was for 760,000 pounds of ham in two- pound packages that went to food banks and soup kitchens. we think are pretty good value at $1.50 per pound. i can tell you that the vic
government spending and dissatisfied genuine needs and leave us with useful public investments. the final legislation was very well diversified. some of our critics seem to love missed the fact that roughly 1/3 of the $787 billion took the form of tax cuts for american families and businesses. another 1/3 was aid to state governments, to keep state workers employed and not raise taxes. as state budgets have gone into extreme deficit and unemployment rates have risen smartly, both of these types...
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us -- or think like us. right now things are better than they used to date, okay, but what if the guys that we are playing against -- this is a new kind of fight, and here we are talking about national security. we are dragging in ustr, statte. we are not thinking about how to coordinate that and also how to drive that stuff into the exercises. the way we are attacked a man on the the kind of scenario that we have used in the previous exercises. one of the things we have to do is step back and say, if i was a -- i'm going to pick on china for now. if i was chinese and i woke up in a bad mood and i want to do something, what would i do? it might not be the kind of exercise that we all like to have. how long do we realize this is a bigger strategic problem? >> that was the focus in cyber storm. how did they focus their attacks? what a bummer billeted or that targeting in that case? was anyone here involved with cyber storm? >> and the attacks were fundamentally standard of tax. you have a problem with the thef
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us to investigate. it is important to really follow up until the problem is to resolve. >> how about for the bottlers that use municipal water as their source? would it make sense to require them to post a link to the required epa testing results, because they have to do it once a year. 25% of the bottlers use tap water. why don't we just require them to post the website? >> i can totally understand why that would make sense and why consumers might be interested in that. the thing for fda is, the standard we have of putting something on the label is that it would have to be misleading without it. we use that to say that something has to be there or is misleading without it. that is a hard thing to file that in that category. that is not to say we would not support it, but whether we could do it under misleading authority, we think that is questionable and my require a district -- a different look from congress. if we were to do it, what standard would we have to meet, that it is misleading without it? w
us to investigate. it is important to really follow up until the problem is to resolve. >> how about for the bottlers that use municipal water as their source? would it make sense to require them to post a link to the required epa testing results, because they have to do it once a year. 25% of the bottlers use tap water. why don't we just require them to post the website? >> i can totally understand why that would make sense and why consumers might be interested in that. the thing...
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in us. we should believe in ourselves. he taught by example and with love. he showed us how to keep going a matter hard things are, to love each other in a matter how mad we got, and keep working for what we believe in. he never told us what to do. he just did it himself. we learned through his example. although sometimes it was overshadowed by his other guests, he was a creative spirit. he loved painting and singing in the natural world. he was always looking for new ways to bring people together to make a better world, to get things done. he was always doing things that other people could have done, but he was somehow the one that did it. this is true in the senate as we heard tonight, as it is in our family. i thought i would tell you a little bit about when the best known examples, the creation of the annual family history trip. this is an historical sites is something anyone can do, but he made into something special. he realize that a family reunion was wasted if it was just a cookout,
in us. we should believe in ourselves. he taught by example and with love. he showed us how to keep going a matter hard things are, to love each other in a matter how mad we got, and keep working for what we believe in. he never told us what to do. he just did it himself. we learned through his example. although sometimes it was overshadowed by his other guests, he was a creative spirit. he loved painting and singing in the natural world. he was always looking for new ways to bring people...
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legislation that would help us move along. i do know how consequential it will be if we don't get some relief therefore transit agencies across the country. mr. catoe, i know the investigation is still going on and i don't expect you to comment about what the results will be. we will wait for results, but have you as an agency from that experience learned anything in the context of what we're talking about here that is of value to the committee and would be of value to other agencies? >> let me tell you some of the steps we have put into place. the mattress system, as i the mattress system, as i mentioned, is over 35 years o prior to the accident, we were running various tests on our system once a month. since the accident, we run test twice a day and based on the recommendations from the national transportation safety board, we are in the process of developing a real-time detection system. that will take time to develop, but it is under way. the other aspect of looking at the system and what we have learned, something we knew
legislation that would help us move along. i do know how consequential it will be if we don't get some relief therefore transit agencies across the country. mr. catoe, i know the investigation is still going on and i don't expect you to comment about what the results will be. we will wait for results, but have you as an agency from that experience learned anything in the context of what we're talking about here that is of value to the committee and would be of value to other agencies? >>...
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government policy that would allow us to use wikis and blogs. it is why the regulations.gov team, run by the epa that enables britain vacation in rulemaking -- enables participation and rulemaking, launched a problem to reinvigorate what regulations participation might look like, what it might mean for american to participate in crafting the 4000 to 8000 rules the government makes every year. we are working on pilot programs to bring broadband technologies into the agencies to make these innovations possible and to reinvigorate the democrat -- democratic right of participation. i mentioned broadband-based suggestion bosses like tsa's idea factory. we mentioned the united states patents and trademark office. i would be remiss in not talking about their peer to patent project, to connect volunteer scientists and technologists to help them make better and smarter decisions in forms by the expertise of people from the outside the institution. -- informed by the expertise. how we can connect people by using the tools, not only to consume services fro
government policy that would allow us to use wikis and blogs. it is why the regulations.gov team, run by the epa that enables britain vacation in rulemaking -- enables participation and rulemaking, launched a problem to reinvigorate what regulations participation might look like, what it might mean for american to participate in crafting the 4000 to 8000 rules the government makes every year. we are working on pilot programs to bring broadband technologies into the agencies to make these...
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and pakistan is a very key ally to us right now. we need to make sure that that country remains stable. we've seen it being unstable just over the past few years. so i think that afghanistan is part of that bigger overall strategy that we have to address right now. host: while we're on this topic, let's get to this headline. there's a new c.i.a. report coming out we think tomorrow and the report says according to some that the c.i.a. used a gun, a power drill to threaten a detainee. they stainled a mock execution. what kind of traction does a story get like this as it starts coming out this week? guest: i think it does get some traction. usually just whatever their views are going to be their views. there are people who think that especially at that time, i believe it was 2002, people take the 24 approach and say whatever we need to do to get information that can keep the country safe is what we need to do. you hear former vice president cheney continue to make that argument even after he's been out of office. there are other people
and pakistan is a very key ally to us right now. we need to make sure that that country remains stable. we've seen it being unstable just over the past few years. so i think that afghanistan is part of that bigger overall strategy that we have to address right now. host: while we're on this topic, let's get to this headline. there's a new c.i.a. report coming out we think tomorrow and the report says according to some that the c.i.a. used a gun, a power drill to threaten a detainee. they...
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everyone tells us it is coming. but some think this is the finding the catastrophe and that is the hardest part of this. the impact on the rest of the country is going to be what defines it as whether or not it is a catastrophe. >> my governor probably would not like that. of thing that the definition of catastrophe has to bid what the major impact on our nation is. >> dr. moss? >> i want to point out that there is a legislative mandate already and mr. mccarthy pointed this out. it is to create a national recovery from work and i think that the mayor has done this with a planning framework i think you have -- for an art. i think you might want to direct them to do it. >> if that happens, then what? >> unit to start thinking about the recovery process. i think the fact that -- certainly there was an issue raised about the red cross. understanding what is involved in recovery has been one of the many flaws. >> by the numbers or by what? >> what is it take to have recovered? we have heard a lot of discussion about hous
everyone tells us it is coming. but some think this is the finding the catastrophe and that is the hardest part of this. the impact on the rest of the country is going to be what defines it as whether or not it is a catastrophe. >> my governor probably would not like that. of thing that the definition of catastrophe has to bid what the major impact on our nation is. >> dr. moss? >> i want to point out that there is a legislative mandate already and mr. mccarthy pointed this...
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they tell us in the southeast to use biomass. i figured out that we would have to continuously for is an area the size of the great smoky mountains to equal one nuclear reactor, and we would have hundreds of trucks roaring in and out every day carrying the stuff. some conservationists are talking about a renewable energy sprawl. are you developing policies to deal with that? >> senator, we are. right now, the blm is looking at solar and of programmatic ils. rather than letting this developed haphazardly with individual projects, let's look at where they are best located, that takes into account some of these environmental issues as well as transportation issues. we are looking at transportation corridors in the same way. we are working closely with the western governors association. the idea is to take into account the very points to make. the environmental considerations. these are real issues which will process and work through. >> we would not want to destroy the environment in the name of saving the environment. did i remembe
they tell us in the southeast to use biomass. i figured out that we would have to continuously for is an area the size of the great smoky mountains to equal one nuclear reactor, and we would have hundreds of trucks roaring in and out every day carrying the stuff. some conservationists are talking about a renewable energy sprawl. are you developing policies to deal with that? >> senator, we are. right now, the blm is looking at solar and of programmatic ils. rather than letting this...
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they tell us in the southeast to use biomass. i figured out that we would have to continuously for is an area the size of the great smoky mountains to equal one nuclear reactor, and we would have hundreds of trucks roaring in and out every day carrying the stuff. some conservationists are talking about a renewable energy sprawl. are you developing policies to deal with that? >> senator, we are. right now, the blm is looking at solar and of programmatic ils. rather than letting this developed haphazardly with individual projects, let's look at where they are best located, that takes into account some of these environmental issues as well as transportation issues. we are looking at transportation corridors in the same way. we are working closely with the western governors association. the idea is to take into account the very points to make. the environmental considerations. these are real issues which will process and work through. >> we would not want to destroy the environment in the name of saving the environment. did i remembe
they tell us in the southeast to use biomass. i figured out that we would have to continuously for is an area the size of the great smoky mountains to equal one nuclear reactor, and we would have hundreds of trucks roaring in and out every day carrying the stuff. some conservationists are talking about a renewable energy sprawl. are you developing policies to deal with that? >> senator, we are. right now, the blm is looking at solar and of programmatic ils. rather than letting this...
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early in the book, you write that epidemics fascinate us. te that epidemics fascinate us. host: give it your best shot. describing an epidemic for us. what is it? how should we look at? guest: bitan epidemic is always a story that a society tells itself about a disease outbreak or the threat of a disease outbreak. sometimes we talk about epidemics that do not qualify as diseases in the classical sense. for instance, we talk about an epidemic of obesity nowadays. 10 years ago, we were talking about an epidemic of road rage. those do not seem like diseases in the classical sense, if you think about the plague or colorists. it is a story we tell about a social crisis. maybe that is the best way to put its. host: you also say that epidemics create opportunities to convey messages. host: this is right at the front of the book. explain more. guest: it often seems to be true that when we face a social problem, when we do not know how to deal with it, we do not know what the best way is to make it go away. we handed over to the public health industry. the way we do that is by call
early in the book, you write that epidemics fascinate us. te that epidemics fascinate us. host: give it your best shot. describing an epidemic for us. what is it? how should we look at? guest: bitan epidemic is always a story that a society tells itself about a disease outbreak or the threat of a disease outbreak. sometimes we talk about epidemics that do not qualify as diseases in the classical sense. for instance, we talk about an epidemic of obesity nowadays. 10 years ago, we were talking...